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Inside “Miss Dior – Esprit Dior” exhibition at Paris’ Grand Palais

Miss Dior celebrates its 65th anniversary

November 14, 2013 by The CoF

Christian Dior’s first fragrance Miss Dior dedicated to the couturier’s sister Chaterine and launched in 1947 celebrates this year its 65th anniversary with a very artistic exhibition, called “Miss Dior- Esprit Dior” held in Paris’ Grand Palais until Nov. 25. “It is also an homage to Christian Dior’s sister, Catherine Dior, [who was in the Resistance] and deported during the Second World War and who has become a muse for the artists who worked on the codes of Miss Dior and the fragrance,” […]

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Front Row at Chanel Spring/Summer 2014 collection

October 1, 2013 by The CoF

A few hours ago Paris Fashion Week ended with one of the most important and high-profile shows the one of Chanel who presented its spring/summer 2014 collection next. One of the halls of the exhibition center Grand Palais was turned into an art galerry by the creative director of the brand ,Karl Lagerfeld,with dozens of art objects by contemporary artists inspired by the aesthetics of the legendary house Chanel. In the first row of fashion show that featured Cara Delevingne […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Anna Wintour, Chanel, front row, Grand Palais, Karl Lagerfeld, Lou Doillon, Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2014

Behind the Scenes At Spring 2013 Couture

January 25, 2013 by The CoF

The couture shows are the red carpet leading up to the red carpet, the season that finds a dreamy, romantic forest sprouting under the domed ceiling of the Grand Palais, the week when one minute you might see Shakespearean fairy queens floating down the runway, and space goddesses the next. And yet, in the midst of a world obsessed with creating grand statements, the most thrilling sights are often found in the smaller moments. From Versace to Armani Privé, from backstage to […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Armani, Grand Palais, Haute couture, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Red carpet, Versace

Front Row at Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2013

January 22, 2013 by The CoF

A misty pall hung over the Grand Palais in Paris, where Chanel recreated a full-scale pine forest for its couture show on Tuesday. “Oh my gosh – it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. It’s so surreal, it’s amazing,” marveled Hailee Steinfeld, who was among the front-row guests. The teen star has been shooting in Paris on the tentatively titled “Three Days to Kill” opposite Kevin Costner, who plays her father. “He’s the coolest,” she said. Later this year, […]

Categories: People • Tags: Anna Mouglalis, Chanel, Douglas Booth, Fashion, Grand Palais, Hailee Steinfeld, Paris, Rila Fukushima, Rita Ora